If you were watching the Seahawks game on August 29, you may have seen an excerpt of the short documentary “Out of the Fire,” which tells the story of Community Passageways, a Seattle-based felony diversion program and community partner in our work toward Zero Youth Detention. Community Passageways uses restorative justice practices and racial healingContinue reading Video: Community Passageways Community Diversion Program→

New data is now available on the Zero Youth Detention Data Dashboard. We launched the Data Dashboard last year to share regular updates on the juvenile legal system in King County. WHERE YOU’LL SEE UPDATES This update shows new data for the first quarter of 2019, and also reflects updates to previously-shared 2018 data. InContinue reading NEW DATA AVAILABLE ON DATA DASHBOARD→

Our partners at King County’s Best Starts for Kids are doing great work that supports Zero Youth Detention goals to prevent youth involvement with the legal system and create a society where all kids thrive. Read on to learn about their announcement today of new awards for community partners. You can learn more about BestContinue reading Announcing new Stopping the School-to-Prison Pipeline awards→

In February, we wrote about the 2019 Washington State legislative session bills that King County staff and partners were supporting as a part of Zero Youth Detention. One of the Road Map’s primary objectives is to align and optimize connections between systems, and this includes pushing for policy reform that improves the lives of youthContinue reading Policy updates from state legislative session→

The King County Superior Court blog recently highlighted the eQuality Project. Run by the Center for Children & Youth Justice, eQuality has been helping King County Juvenile Court Services better connect court-involved LGBTQ+ youth with trauma-informed, culturally responsive support services. These efforts support our primary objective in the Road Map: to lead with equity. We’reContinue reading Culturally responsive care for LGBTQ+ youth→